PORTLAND — Due to the coronavirus pandemic and based upon a recommendation by Maine Education Commissioner Pender Makin, all Maine Catholic schools will continue to deliver learning remotely through the end of the 2019-20 school year. “This is obviously a difficult recommendation to accept but, as always, the safety of everyone in our school communities […]
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Maine Christians prepare to share Easter services from a distance
Churches around the state are organizing online Easter services and moments of prayer to take the place of sunrise services and traditional celebrations.
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Catholic Diocese unveils Holy Week plans amid pandemic
PORTLAND — The Diocese of Portland has informed Maine parishes of the protocols that will be in place for the celebration of the liturgies of Holy Week and Easter. All celebrations must be limited to 10 people or fewer, including all clergy, and will not be open to the public due to the regulations in […]
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Catholics take to unburdening at drive-thru confessions
Across Maine, priests have found creative ways to stay in touch with their flocks during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Maine’s Catholic diocese suspends Masses
The announcement includes information about how to participate in Mass online via livestream, on TV or on the radio.
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Bishop delivers food donations alongside Brunswick first graders
BRUNSWICK — “Have you got it? Are you okay?” asked Bishop Robert Deeley, walking behind a first grader who temporarily struggled to hold onto cans of green beans. “Yep,” he answered back as he caught his balance and carried forward on the windy Wednesday morning. Deeley and the first graders were braving the elements for […]
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Another View: Boy Scouts failed to heed Catholic Church’s lesson, confront abuse
The organization should show the character it has long preached and right these wrongs.
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Maine Catholic Schools Week set for Jan. 26-Feb. 1
PORTLAND — Maine Catholic Schools Week 2020, starting Jan. 26, celebrates the mission of Catholic schools. During the week, each school holds a variety of activities, family gatherings and service projects. Among the organizations benefitting from service projects at Maine Catholic schools next week will be the Bangor Ecumenical Food Cupboard, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Mid-Maine […]
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Winslow Catholic school to close at end of year as area’s Catholic population declines
St. John Catholic School, which had as many as 350 students enrolled in the 1960s, will close at the end of the 2019-2020 school year with enrollment down to 34.
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Catholic parish sets up hotline for faith-focused questions
FALMOUTH — A new initiative at the Parish of the Holy Eucharist in Falmouth aims to help adults with their understanding of Catholicism so they are better able to answer their children’s difficult questions about God and faith. “Youth have great questions and the answers aren’t always prepared and ready on the spot,” said Georgette […]